Colombo Coffee Company at Shangri-La Colombo
The Colombo Coffee Company recently partnered with Shangri- La Colombo as the new hotel’s official coffee solutions provider.
In a media release the company said it’s currently the market leader in the coffee industry for premium coffee blends, state- of- the- art coffee machines and a wide range of other coffee solutions. Over the last seven years of operations, Colombo Coffee Company has partnered with many of the international hotel chains that have made their way to Sri Lanka and the total coffee solutions supplier is presently known as the preferred partner for giants in the hotel industry.
“CCC is honoured to have been chosen by a globally renowned hotel chain like Shangri- La as their total coffee solutions provider for the Colombo property. Our continued commitment to providing not just the highest grade of coffee and coffee machines, but also impeccable customer service has won us the trust of some of the biggest players in the tourism industry. We strive daily only to better our operations so that our esteemed customers have a great coffee solution in turn to present their customers,” the release said.
The Lavazza coffee bean blends are known worldwide for their consistency in high quality and wide range. With over 120 years expertise and producing over 100,000 tons of coffee annually, Lavazza is one of the largest coffee roasters in the world.
Colombo Coffee Company has catered to a number of other popular names in the Horeca ( hotel/ restaurant/ café) industry such as The Marriot Resort & Spa, Movenpick Colombo, Hilton Colombo, Cinnamon Hotels, Aitken Spence Hotels, Taj Hotels, The Kingsbury, Galle Face Hotel, Anantara Hotels, Ozo, Mount Lavinia Hotel, Galadari, Jetwing Hotels, Sugar, Barista, Burger King, Subway and many more renowned organisations.
The total coffee solutions offered by Colombo Coffee Company in addition to supplying of coffee beans include importation of high- end coffee machines from Italy, Germany and the US, barista accessories, barista training services, coffee consultancy, coffee/non-coffee based beverage menu developments, etc.
Sri Lanka’s economic growth is expected to reach 5 to 5.5 per cent this year from around 4 per cent last year with the flowing in of local and foreign investment, Central Bank ( CB) Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy predicted.
Addressing a media conference in Colombo on Wednesday, he said that macro- economic stability is being restored and the country’s economy is trending in the right direction.
The CB will raise necessary funds from the international market and through the issue of development bonds soon for debt management this year.
The country has to repay a massive debt of Rs. 1.9 trillion which includes about Rs. 600 million in interest rates for International Sovereign Bonds, about US$ 2.5 billion in external payments and Rs. 380 billion in local payments.
The tight monetary stance of the CB as well as the relatively tight fiscal policy stance of the government, partly affected public and private investment spending that also contributed to low economic growth, he revealed.
He noted that the CB has implemented several proactive policy measures during 2017 in order to achieve the core